COLLECTION
Identifier: MS Fr 693
Collection of French booksellers' catalogs and prospectuses
A collection of booksellers' catalogs.
Dates
- circa 1769-1799
Language of Materials
In French.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
Extent
0.21 linear feet (1 box)
A collection of typescript announcements of new encyclopedias, journals of savants and literary works. It also includes an advertisement of a prize of the Académie Royale des Sciences for the year 1777.
Arrangement
Collection is minimally processed. Materials are arranged in two series: Catalogues; and Prospectuses.
Physical Location
b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2019M-011. Purchased from Jonathan A. Hill with funds from the Brybo Book Fund, 2018 July.
- Title
- Collection of French booksellers' catalogs and prospectuses, circa 1769-1777 (MS Fr 693): Guide.
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University.
- Date
- September 13, 2018
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- EAD ID
- hou03007
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
Houghton Library is Harvard College's principal repository for rare books and manuscripts, literary and performing arts archives, and more. The library's holdings of primary source material are managed by an expert staff and shared with scholars, students and the public in the reading room.
Contact:
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Harvard Yard
Harvard University
Cambridge MA 02138 USA
(617) 495-2440
Houghton_Library@harvard.edu